The Liberty Bell In America

Liberty is the freedom from certain restrictions that are forced on the lives of people in society. But in America, liberty is more than just a definition. Liberty is an icon, a way of living and a motivation. In fact, many of the structures or statues in America have liberty inscribed on them or have the word liberty in the name. For example, the Liberty Bell. At a glance, the Liberty Bell seems like a regular old bell with a crack down the side. In reality, the Liberty Bell is a model of freedom for Americans. At first, the Liberty Bell was only known on a local scale, but now the bell is known on a global scale. People all around the world know about the bell, but do they really know the connotation or the background information of the bell?
This two thousand and eighty pound inspiration is composed of twenty-five percent tin, seventy percent copper, and contains small amounts of gold, silver, zinc, and lead. It is twelve feet in circumference and three feet tall with a mesmerizing crack down the side. Of course there are many little cracks all around it, but the main crack is twenty-four and a half inches long and half an inch wide. Many people wonder how the crack appeared. Ironically, the bell cracked the first time it was cast. It was repaired but not long after it cracked again for the same reason. Whether it’s true or not is unclear, but some say that the bell was casted on Washington’s Birthday and cracked once more. But was never repaired, so the crack remains to this day. The bell was hung and rang in the tower of the Pennsylvania State House, or the Independence Hall as some might say. After many years, the bell was moved to the Liberty Bell Center where it hangs today on it’s original “yoke” (Source B). The Liberty Bell Center, an eleven million dollar industry, houses the Liberty Bell and showcases it and its significance to not only Philadelphia, but America
You take all of the history that the bell has been through, and during that time the bell symbolized freedom and liberty for all who believed in it. Now, people don’t use the bell for such acts. It sits like a monument when in reality, there is symbolism flowing throughout the entire bell. In today’s society the bell symbolizes the strength of our country, and the amount of freedom that we possess. The history of the bell shows the truth in this some, but look at what phenomenon’s we have accomplished since then. There have been many added freedoms to this country, and some still in progress. One controversial freedom that is available now is gay marriage. One in progress: gun laws. See, over time we have accumulated so many freedoms and rights, and I feel like the Liberty Bell is almost like an all knowing mind. I picture the bell sucking up all the freedom and rights in the county and taking pride in representing them. That’s what makes the Liberty Bell more than just a bell. The Liberty Bell is the mind of freedom and we are privileged enough to be able to represent and live the freedoms that it